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Monday, January 23, 2012

California could lose Haas Automation

Haas Automation had planned to expand their
facilities in Oxnard Ca. but due to high taxes and over-regulation plans for
the $20 million, 160,000-square-foot facility have been put on hold.

Haas' general manager Robert Murray said the
company has been aggressively recruited by officials from Texas, North
Carolina, and Nevada. The decision is a painful one for Haas officials who were
born and raised in California. They want to remain here but the burdensome
state government is making that difficult. It goes to illustrate the harm
government can cause. This is the largest manufacturer of computer controlled
machine tools in the entire country. They have been in California since their
inception. California should be a magnet for this type of company. Everyone
screams the country needs manufacturing jobs yet we make it hard for them to
exist in California!

California has been bleeding jobs at an astounding
pace throughout the economic downturn. Instead of evaluating their harmful
policies and making the necessary corrections, they seem intent on turning our
beautiful state into a replica of an over-regulated third world country.

I am convinced that the only way this will change is
when the people wake up and realize that all of the jobs have left, taking with
them the money some believe they are so entitled to. Let people keep their
money and run their business. Let the markets regulate the businesses and
everyone wins. Empires crumble and tyrants fall, but liberty prospers. Let’s
return California to the golden age of liberty.